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Definitions for Rotting

[1] to undergo decomposition; decay.
[2] to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often followed by away, from, off, etc.).
[3] to languish, as in confinement.
[4] to become morally corrupt or offensive.
[5] to cause to rot: Dampness rots wood.
[6] to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.
[7] to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).
[8] the process of rotting.
[9] the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction: the rot of an old house.
[10] rotting or rotten matter: the rot and waste of a swamp.
[11] moral or social decay or corruption.
[12] Pathology . any disease characterized by decay.
[13] Plant Pathology . any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria. any disease so characterized.
[14] Veterinary Pathology . a bacterial infection of sheep and cattle characterized by decay of the hoofs, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and Bacteroides nodosus in sheep.
[15] nonsense.
[16] (used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)
[17] to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action
[18] (intr ; usually foll by off or away) to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use
[19] (intr) to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languish rotting in prison
[20] to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate
[21] (tr) textiles another word for ret
[22] the process of rotting or the state of being rotten
[23] something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerate Related adjective: putrid
[24] short for dry rot
[25] pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues
[26] a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc
[27] vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness
[28] (also interjection) nonsense; rubbish
[29] rotation (of a mathematical function)

Words related to Rotting

rotrotten, decaying

Words nearby Rotting

rotrosy, rosy finch, rosy pastor, roszak, rosé, rot, rot., rota, rota bed, rotachute, rotameter

Origin of Rotting

before 900; (v.) Middle English rot(t)en, Old English rotian, cognate with Frisian rotsje, Dutch rotten; (noun) Middle English, perhaps < Old Norse rot (perhaps partly derivative of the v.); cf. ret, rotten)

Other words from Rotting

half-rot·ted , adjective
un·rot·ted , adjective

Word origin for Rotting

Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna . C13 (noun), from Scandinavian

Synonyms for Rotting

decaying, rotten, decomposing, disintegrating, wasting away